The Jimmie King No. 9 Mine is a uranium mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 36.51306, -109.28000
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Jimmie King No. 9 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jimmie King No. 9 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Apache
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SOME RESOURCES MAY BE PRESENT AT JIMMIE KING NO. 9 MINE
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS REPORT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE LUKACHUKAI MINING DISTRICT. JIMMIE KING NO. 9 MINE BEING ONE OF MANY MINES THAT COMPRISE THIS DISTRICT. (UTM COORDINATES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL MINE OR PROSPECT.) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1967, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LUKACHUKAI MTNS., NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC., 18TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 78-84
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC., 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 139
Reference (Deposit): DARE, W.L., 1961, URANIUM MINING IN THE LUKACHUKAI MTNS., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. NO. 8011, P. 2-30
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 235-248.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182
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